Part 5Managing Your Time in Special Situations

You’ve come along way, baby—ahem . . . Ms. or Mr., as the case may be. Wouldn’t it be nice to apply much of what you’ve learned thus far to the very personal aspects of your life? Well, I for one think it would be—and since I’m the one writing this tome, I have a wonderful assortment of chapters for you next. All focus on making time for each other—as in a partnership, having some kind of life when you’re a parent, carving out real leisure in your life, and (would you believe it) even considering taking a sabbatical.

If you’ve been thinking, “It sure would be nice have some kind of home life,” you’ll probably want to get started immediately. Alternatively, if your first thought is, “What’s a home life?”, you, too, are an excellent candidate for gaining great insights from the chapters that follow. Either way, you’re hooked.

Let’s start with the premise that you have a significant other. How do you carve out some time to be with him or her? Read on.